Reading old documents

Twelve short lessons on how to read a letter, a ledger or a photograph: who made it, who it was for and what it leaves out, with a document to try after each one.

• 01Who made this, and why14 min
• 02Reading a letter slowly16 min
• 03What a ledger tells you15 min
• 04The photograph with no caption17 min
• 05What a document leaves out13 min
• 06Four questions for any source12 min